слуга

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɫoˈɡa]

Noun

слуга́ • (slugáf (feminine слуги́ня)

  1. male servant
  2. (figurative) agent, blind follower (of some agenda)

Declension

Declension of слуга́
singular plural
indefinite слуга́
slugá
слуги́
slugí
definite слуга́та
slugáta
слуги́те
slugíte

Derived terms

  • слуга́р m (slugár), слуга́рка f (slugárka, agent nouns) (rare)
  • слугина́ж (slugináž, servitude)
  • слугу́вам (slugúvam, to act as a servant) (iterative)
  • слу́жа (slúža, to serve) (causative-iterative)

References

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɫuɡa]

Noun

слуга • (slugam (plural слуги, feminine слугинка, relational adjective слугински)

  1. servant

Declension

Declension of слуга
singular plural
indefinite слуга (sluga) слуги (slugi)
definite unspecified слугата (slugata) слугите (slugite)
definite proximal слугава (slugava) слугиве (slugive)
definite distal слугана (slugana) слугине (slugine)
vocative слуго (slugo) слуги (slugi)

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slūgà.

Noun

слуга́ (slugám

  1. servant

Declension

Accent paradigm b.

Descendants

  • Belarusian: слуга́ (sluhá)
  • Russian: слуга́ (slugá)
  • Ukrainian: слуга́ (sluhá)

Further reading

  • Zaliznyak, Andrey A. (2019) “слуга́”, in Древнерусское ударение: Общие сведения и словарь [Old East Slavic accent: General Information and Dictionary]‎[2] (in Russian), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Moscow: Publishing House “YASK”, →DOI, →ISBN, page 170

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga. Cognates include Irish slua, Lithuanian slaugà (servitude).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɫʊˈɡa]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

слуга́ • (slugám anim (genitive слуги́, nominative plural слу́ги, genitive plural слуг, feminine служа́нка)

  1. servant
  2. clothes valet

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slǔːɡa/
  • Hyphenation: слу‧га

Noun

слу́га m anim (Latin spelling slúga)

  1. servant

Declension

Declension of слуга
singular plural
nominative слу́га слу̑ге
genitive слуге слу̑гӯ / слу̑га̄
dative слуги слугама
accusative слугу слуге
vocative слу̑го слуге
locative слуги слугама
instrumental слугом слугама

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɫʊˈɦa]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

слуга́ • (sluhám pers or f pers (genitive слуги́, nominative plural слу́ги, genitive plural слуг, female equivalent служни́ця)

  1. servant, manservant, waiter, valet

Declension

Declension of слуга́
(pers hard fem-form accent-d)
singular plural
nominative слуга́
sluhá
слу́ги
slúhy
genitive слуги́
sluhý
слуг
sluh
dative слузі́
sluzí
слу́гам
slúham
accusative слугу́
sluhú
слуг
sluh
instrumental слуго́ю
sluhóju
слу́гами
slúhamy
locative слузі́
sluzí
слу́гах
slúhax
vocative слуго́
sluhó
слу́ги
slúhy

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